Tangents and Vectors

An Idea Borrowed

Years ago on a radio program someone shared that they read a chapter in Proverbs every day. Since there are 31 chapters and the longest month has 31 days it allows you to read through Proverbs on a regular basis. I use it as the launch pad for my personal worship time and branch out from there. On this blog I will try to share some of the insights I have in the Word. I will try to organize them in the archive by reference.

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Fat Attitudes

(Proverbs 30:12 KJV) There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

Have you ever found yourself doing the things that you find offensive in others? I know I have. And the arrogance continues. It is so easy to fall into the trap. I have lost weight and am in the struggle to keep it off. We have all been there. I want to stay there. I also find myself getting into the frame of mind that gets critical of people who are overweight. Who am I too judge? I sometimes fear that if I don’t change my attitude God will remove His grace of food control.

We need to look at our victories as well as our failures. We need to take our victories, be thankful and allow those victories to give us a heart of compassion instead of myopic vision.

So? Find someone who struggles with an area you have grown in. Pray for them. You know what they go through. Perhaps you know someone well enough to share an area of struggle you have and they can share theirs. What a prayer meeting that would be.

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I prefer the NASB for my study but I will be using the KJV as the text I post. I do this because I do not understand the copyright restrictions. If I ever get a better grasp of the law I may change the text I list. We may be under grace rather than law, but others are not so free. My comments will try to make it clear what the differences are.

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In the comments there will be reference to words and the original languages. Number in parenthesis, (1235), refer to the number from Strong's Numbering system.

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The theme of this blog is devotional, worshipful, Biblical. I have a lot of ideas that won't fit in that frame so I have started another blog. It is called Medley of Worship.

You are invited to visit me there. It includes Bible and theology but also politics, education and anything else that comes to my mind.

About Me

I have been a serious follower of Jesus Christ since my senior year in high school. I am a Vietnam Veteran who came home more patriotic than I left. I am a graduate of Nazarene Theological Seminary and an ordained elder although I an not currently serving in a pastoral position. I have what I consider an orthodox faith set in the context of Wesley and Arminius. I share this so you will know where I am coming from as I look at the word.